Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production: The People and The Process

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Now available in an updated, 2ndedition, The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production: The People and The Process ,2/e,discusses the entire production process for film and digital media, and provides you with a comprehensive view of production in the field, at live events, for mobile content and for animation.#xA0; This book covers all aspects of the production process and readers learn the nuts and bolts of film and digital production from pre-production through delivery. This edition will make your production experience more marketable to an ever-expanding and converging industry.

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PART I PREP AND PRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

The Producer’s Job

Pre-Production

Production

Post-Production

Line Producer

Pre-Production

Production

Post-Production and Wrap

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

ASSISTANT TO THE PRODUCER

Qualities of a Good Assistant

ACQUIRING THE SCRIPT

WORKING WITH WRITERS

WORKING WITH FIRST TIME DIRECTORS

PRODUCING IN THE FIELD

PRODUCING LIVE EVENTS

PRODUCING DOCUMENTARY

PRODUCING MOBILE CONTENT

PRODUCING ANIMATION

DISTRIBUTION

SUMMARY

CHAPTER TWO

Script Breakdown and Scheduling

SCHEDULING A FILM: A STEP-BY-STEP OVERVIEW

THE SCRIPT BREAKDOWN

Electronically–Scheduling Software

By Hand

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS?

Speaking Cast (Underline in Red)

Extras/Atmosphere (Underline in Green)

Silent Bits (Underline in Yellow)

Props (Underline in Lime) and Set Dressing (Underline in Purple)

Wardrobe (Circle the Item)

Makeup (Mark with an Asterisk)

Stunts (Underline in Orange)

Special Effects (Underline in Blue)

Sound Effects (Underline in Brown)

Special Equipment (Draw a Box around the Action)

Vehicles and Animals/Livestock (Underline in Pink)

Music (Underline in Aqua)

OTHER CATEGORIES

Animal Handler

Greenery

Security

Additional Labor

Optical Effects/CGI or Visual Effects

Miscellaneous

Notes

A NOTE ON CONTINUITY

BREAKING THE SCRIPT INTO “EIGHTHS”

THE BREAKDOWN SHEET

THE STRIP OR PRODUCTION BOARD

CREATING A SCHEDULE

SCHEDULING PARAMETERS

Geography

Set

Cast Members

Day/Night

EXT/INT

Sequence

Children

Time of Year/Climate

Special Effects and Stunts

Second Camera/Second Unit

Special Equipment

PUTTING THE SCHEDULE TOGETHER

SCHEDULES TO PRINT

Shooting Schedule

Production Schedule

One-Liner

Day-out-of-Days

UPDATING YOUR SCHEDULE

Revision Colors

SUMMARY

CHAPTER Three

The Budget

BUDGETING SOFTWARE

BUDGET STRUCTURE

Above-the-Line

Below-the-Line (Production)

Post-Production

Total Other

STARTING TO WRITE A BUDGET

Budgeting with Software Packages

Spreadsheet Budgeting

PADDING THE BUDGET

The Contingency

FRINGE BENEFITS

Taxes

Payroll Fees

Employee Benefits

UNION VERSUS NON-UNION

BECOMING SIGNATORY

LOCAL VERSUS DISTANT

BUDGET DISBURSEMENT AND TRACKING

Disbursing Funds

Disbursement Forms

MANAGING THE BUDGET

GOOD BUDGETING VERSUS BAD BUDGETING

BUDGET LINE ITEMS

SUMMARY

CHAPTER four

The Production Team and Staff

UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER

Pre-Production

Production

Post-Production and Wrap

Qualities of a Good UPM

PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR

Pre-Production

Production

Wrap

Qualities of a Good POC

LOCAL PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR

Pre-Production

Production

Wrap

Qualities of a Good APOC

TRAVEL/MOVEMENT

OFFICE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

RECEPTIONIST

Qualities of Good PAs and Production Receptionists

HEAD ACCOUNTANT

FIRST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT, SECOND ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT, AND ACCOUNTING APPRENTICE